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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Thursday that will lead to the use of gambling money for environmental projects. The bill (SB 1638), which includes $536 million for the next fiscal year, will provide money annually for such things as buying and maintaining land in a state wildlife corridor, removing invasive species, and converting properties from using septic tanks to sewer systems. “It’s one in a series of landmark efforts that we’ve done over these last five-plus years to conserve Florida’s natural resources and to restore some of the great treasures that this state has, such as …

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